Welcome to GreenApples

This wiki is being created to support and provide resources to new math teachers and math student teachers around the world - a place where teachers can share ideas, resources, activities, and reflections. Having been all levels of math teachers and mentors for many years and working with student teachers, we know how support can help develop awesome, passionate teachers.

"The most valuable resource that all teachers have is each other. Without collaboration our growth is limited to our own perspectives." Robert John Meehan

Who should join this Wiki?

If you are a Middle School or High School math student teacher, new math teacher, or teacher with experience who is devoted to learning and mentoring new teachers - join us!

Help make this wiki grow and work for you.... Contribute to Ideas for this Wiki

What you can find on this Wiki...an ever growing/changing list!

• Important Info for Teachers - Things important enough to think about and reflect on
• Applying and Interviewing for a teaching position
• Starting the School Year- Tips and Tricks
• Classroom Management Tips
• Working with parents
• Working with Groups
• Common Core State Standards in Mathematics
• Bullying
• Math anxiety and test anxiety - Are they the same? How do you eliminate or minimize their effects on student achievement?

• Bell Ringers
• Closing Activities
• Questioning and Engaging Students NEW posts!
• How do I differentiate instruction?
• Creative,Critical Thinking
• Thoughts on Homework
• Thoughts on Grading
• Thoughts on Extra Credit
• Problem Solving
• Assessment
  • NEW - Have your iPad/iPhone grade your assessments
• What do you do and think about Cheating?
• Math Projects
• Understanding student work - reflections on student work
• NEW Coaching and Leading

• Manipulatives and Math Tools- measurement tools, manipulatives, virtual manipulatives, & supplies for the classroom
• TECHNOLOGY
  • Math Technology Tools - sketchpad, sketchup, geogebra, and more
  • NEW additions Tech Tools for the Classroom - Game creation tools (including ideas for using Angry Birds), QR Codes, online calculators, Google tools, and much more!
  • Math with an iPad
  • Tech Resources - Social Networks for the Connected Educator (twitter, pinterest, facebook, more)
  • Digital Citizenship Resources - helping to keep students safe and responsible with technology
  • How to Download & Read Free Ebooks on Your Smartphone, Tablet, PC or Mac - http://mikewellsblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/how-to-download-read-free-ebooks-on.html
• Math Videos to use in the classroom
• Math Lessons on Interactive Whiteboards!

• Math in careers- this might help you answer the question, "When are we ever going to use this?"
• Math and Literature - resources, books & reviews
• Holiday Math ideas - math lessons, websites, etc.
• Math history - famous mathematicians and more
• Resources for your students - Preparing for College

• Professional organizations to consider joining
• Newsletters and Blogs worth reading and signing up for
• Math E-books
• Quotes to think about - teaching, education, students, and more
• Grants - find funding for those amazing projects or to acquire technology
• Links to math resources that fit in many places or don't seem to fit in any particular one!

• Curriculum Resources - Whether you are teaching a traditional or integrated curriculum, we hope that these resources/activities will be able to find in these categories.
  • Links to an assortment of math lesson plans
  • Pre-Algebra
  • Algebra
  • Geometry
  • Algebra II
  • Pre-Calculus and College Algebra
  • Stats and Probability
  • Calculus
• I put this outside all of the links because it honestly belongs in all of them. http://www.ted.com/search?q=mathVISIT HERE NOW. It is super cool. I promise.
• Miscellaneous - ideas and resources that don't seem to fit anywhere else yet!

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